The Art Of Baking

  H a p p y H a l l o w e e n E v e r y b o d y ! To celebrate all that is spooky and frightful.I'm showcasing Krysta's Halloween drawing of me and Dave. She made us a bride and groom,but killed us off and we somehow came back as zombies.I figured she never really wanted us to rest in peace and just wandering around eating brains all night. Watch your artistic brain there,were comming for it next. Thats all were thinking about now! Woooo! Look at these creepy silhouettes on my chocolate cupcakes.My spider's seem to really love these just as much as the bloody bones.That creepy crawly spider has strangely become my favorite of the bunch and I find it crazy that all of these are just simply made using Wilton stencils and icing sugar. This shows that you really don't need any frosting for cupcakes,especially chocolate ones. These spooky cakes are actually to good for frosting and I find it would only take something away from it.However can...

I just received this adorable apron in the mail and It came all the way from Oklahoma.This is actually my very first giveaway win from that state and I might as well start covering the map.This apron has become my Halloween celebration gift because I was able to wear it while I tested out some creepy treats.This is by far my perfect apron because its long,adjustable,made of sturdy material and the best part it has no ties at the neck.Its simple and the quote "Peace,Love And Cookie Dough" is perfect. People really should live by those three very words.   Green Couch Design  is the business that creates the prints for this very apron and they also offer other adorable items in their kitchen line.They also offer other product lines like jewelry,ornaments,bed designs,coffee tables,room dividers and tufa pots.They also have another quote that is my favorite.They offer "Just beat it" quote and its the cutest print I've seen.It makes me wan...

The combination of peanut butter and chocolate is a big favorite around Halloween, especially the popular Reese's cups. I have never been a big fan of Reese's and I can actually recall always trading mine after trick or treating. However strangely enough I love chocolate and peanut butter together in baking. Anyways, I couldn't miss out making something with this combination for the Halloween week.So I started with making peanut butter thumbnail cookies and from their I filled each with milk chocolate chips to create a nest affect. I have never seen any eggs shaped like mini Hershey kisses, but its good to be imaginative in the kitchen.  These cookies didn't exactly create the thumbnails that I hoped for because they became a little to flat; however I've used this recipe many times in the past and it's still my favorite. This is just a simple peanut butter cookie recipe that will make a large batch of cookies. It also offered other variations in...

Do you love the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven? Well if you do this is a must read and if you love Halloween I plead with you to stay right here.These are the simplest buns you could ever make and guess what you can make any shape you like. For the month of October I chose to make my batch into spooky characters.I used my creativity and cookie cutters to come up with the shapes. Are you interested in hearing more? Yes! Well these little buns are deliously golden and crisp on the outside, while being fluffy and chewy on the inside.They are so much like kaiser buns in texture and flavor, its insane.The spooky shapes are a way to make the recipe more fun and to spread the Halloween spirit around here. I even have a favorite of the bunch, the creepy crawly spider buns. These tarantula sized creatures are creepy enough that a family member won't even eat one. But back to the basics here.The recipe is very simple to follow and actually uses very common ingredien...

Last night I made spooky rice crispy.Ghosts, pumpkins, kitty cats,blood thirsty bats, and crescent moons.Some are decorated with milk chocolate chips and others are left as is.I used Halloween molds and cookie cutters to create the shapes. The cutters were deemed the best in creating the shapes (shown above) However a lot of work was needed to mold and flatten out the sticky mixture to cut them out. My hands were very sore afterwards, but it was worth it.   The spooky shapes with chocolate chips were the ones made with molds.They didn't create the most efficient look as the cutters did, but they were simple to full and pop out of the molds. I used the original Rice crispy cereal recipe on the box to create all of these . Look out for more chilling, scary treats coming your way!

These are the cutest little banana's ever! A bite size treat that's super addicting and definitely a crowd pleaser. From looking at this photo you might not know that these are actually really easy to make as along as you have a simple muffin recipe and a nonstick banana mold. I cant see the molds being all that hard to find;however I got mine as a birthday gift. President Choice is the brand and I find a lot of their baking ware to be really unique, durable and affordable.I recommend their cooking and baking ware. For this creation I used a Banana Pecan Muffin recipe and then altered it to be banana chocolate chip. However I can see any muffin recipe for these banana molds.The key to have these come out just right is the mixing method. You don't want to much mixing or to little,you just want the batter to be combined. The baking time is also an important factor for the recipe because you do not want these to over bake at all because they will lose their moisture and ...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in Canada and for the ones in the U.S Happy Thanksgiving in November.Yes, I know its a day earlier but I want everyone to see this recipe before everyone has their feast. Never know you might want to make these treats.Whenever you celebrate this day its definitely the start of all fall baking. Making those delicious apple, pumpkin, or pecan pies. However I've got some thing different for all you to try out for your delicious feast. How about turkey biscuits, No there not made of turkey, but more like they are shaped like turkeys.Trust me they are way cuter then the real birds! These scrumptious turkeys are made from a simple cheddar cheese biscuit recipe I found on food network, along with a few minor adjustments to be thanksgiving friendly. I was able to make about 10 turkeys and using the extra scrapes to make a itty bitty pumpkin.The recipe was pretty simple to follow and now I only wish I doubled the ingredients to make more turkeys. ...

I just had to show all of you the really creative handmade card my sister Anna made me and the really funny card my sister Heidi gave me lol.Check them both out! You will also see the strawberry cupcakes I made using my new gift,the silicone baking cups.Enjoy! Creativity! My favorite foam image is the cupcake, whats yours? Imagine a cake like that! Excellent card!Gave me a giggle! Yum Yum! Vanilla cupcakes with strawberry jam inside and swirled on top.The silicone cups were super easy to use and I'm happy that I don't have to user paper liners anymore. Now time to relax and rest .

Happy Birthday Food Network And Happy 21th Birthday To Me! My avatar! Krysta Version! At my birthday party! I am really excited that me and food network share the same birthday. Its seems the biggest coincidence that one day It would become my favorite channel and I would have a passion for food, especially towards pastry arts.It was meant to be in some way :). For my 21th birthday I had a great family party on Sunday.We had lots of variety of food along with some of my favorites. My mom made a delicious Oreo party cheesecake and It was super rich, but oh so good. I was super spoiled on that day with all the great gift I received and everyone knows what I really like, Baking stuff!. I also have come to realize though that with this passion it comes with endless ideas for gifts, which is pretty awesome There will be always something new in the food world. I got some really neat baking items , jewelry pieces and a gift card.I ...